Written Reviews

Annie Proulx: “The Hadal Zone”

July 1, 2024

It’s the annual New Yorker fiction issue! The fourth of the four stories is Annie Proulx’s “The Hadal Zone.”

Sally Rooney: “Opening Theory”

July 1, 2024

It’s the annual New Yorker fiction issue! The third of the four stories is Sally Rooney’s “Opening Theory,” which is an excerpt from her forthcoming novel Intermezzo.

Haruki Murakami: “Kaho”

July 1, 2024

It’s the annual New Yorker fiction issue! The second of the four stories is Haruki Murakami’s “Kaho,” translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel.

E.L. Doctorow: “The Drummer Boy on Independence Day”

July 1, 2024

It’s the annual New Yorker fiction issue! The first of the four stories is E.L. Doctorow’s “The Drummer Boy on Independence Day.”

Alice Munro: “The Ticket”

June 28, 2024

Betsy continues her trek through Alice Munro’s work by looking at “The Ticket,” from The View from Castle Rock.

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